Recent content by EmptyZ

try putting some tape over the slits and if it gives you problems then you could just take the tape back off.

227k!

Nice, sounds like you have it handled. Ya your blower doesn't make enough boost to even stress a mls headgasket so I wouldnt worry bout it, I would say after this its time to throw on a smaller pulley!

It might, it takes a couple of times to set a code but if it does just take it to autozone and have them clear out the code. Or go to harbor frieght and buy a lil 30 buck code reader and clear it out yourself.

jump the low fluid level switch and the parking brake switch, which ever one turns off your light when you jump it is the culprit.

I honestly would just block it off, I don't see the benefit of a breather. There are no fluids being compressed in there or anything. I also doubt it would help with heat or anything like that. If mud got on your brushes in the motor that could make it not work or into the starter motor...

Ya I remember now, since carb cleaner penetrates through and into metal it can reach the electrical windings of an injector. Those windings have a coating on the wire so it doesn't short out on itself. The carb cleaner can eat through the coating and cause the injector to short out, thus...

I do know you have to be careful with carb cleaner and fuel injectors, I had an instructor back in the day tell me that carb cleaner is corrosive enough to destroy injectors. I think this is only if you are putting carb cleaner into the fuel system and it passes through the injectors. You would...

Just curious, does your coolant in your entire system look like that?

To each their own bud, like I said you can use C02 if you are worried bout it.

That sir is impressive, sorry bout the bad news bud!

lol I guess there are alot of mechanics that blow them selves up then. Be impressive for the combustion to travel back up the valves and out the intake. You could also use C02 and listen for the engine to stall if you arent comfortable with fuels. When you use propane you arent flooding the...

You have a small propane bottle? If you do try spraying the propane around the gaskets on the intake. If you hear a bump in the rpm then you found a leak in the gasket, replace it. I do know you can damage an IAC pretty easily, I doubt you damaged the tb. You could pull an IAC off a scraped car...

Go buy a compression tester and check the compression. Also when you cleaned the engine how did you do it? Did you leave the motor running or turn it off? When you clean an engine make sure you leave it running and avoid getting water near the air intake or the electronics (battery, fuses...

Well like I said I have always heard not to go above 55 or so in 4wd. I really think that if it was a concern to go above 55 in 4wd then Toyota would have put big postings about it somewhere. The awd would be nice when there are icy patches and I am going 75 or 80 around a bend on the...